About Me


Grant Hines

Owings Mills, Maryland (Baltimore Area)

Major: Media Production and Entrepreneurship

With this degree I hope to be an executive producer for a live entertainment talk show or a TV executive. 

I am currently the Vice President of HPU Vision, which is our on campus broadcast TV club, where we produce a weekly newscast, entertainment talk show, and podcast. Check it Out!

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